1967 - Today
Michael Duane Johnson (born September 13, 1967) is an American retired sprinter who won four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships gold medals in the span of his career. He held the world and Olympic records in the 200 m and 400 m, as well as the world record in the indoor 400 m. He also once held the world's best time in the 300 m. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Johnson has received more than 165,684 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Michael Johnson is the 123rd most popular athlete (up from 149th in 2019), the 3,723rd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,919th in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, Michael Johnson ranks 123 out of 3,059. Before him are John Flanagan, Edgar Aabye, Eliud Kipchoge, Jay Cutler, Lina Radke, and Harold Abrahams. After him are Alfred Neuland, Gyula Kellner, Edwin Moses, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Roger Bannister, and Donald Lippincott.
1873 - 1938
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 117
1865 - 1941
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 118
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 119
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 120
1903 - 1983
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 121
1899 - 1978
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 122
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 123
1895 - 1966
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 124
1871 - 1940
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 125
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 126
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 127
1929 - 2018
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 128
1893 - 1962
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 129
Among people born in 1967, Michael Johnson ranks 85. Before him are Emil Kostadinov, Aleksandar Đorđević, John Petrucci, Michael Jai White, Tom Hollander, and Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. After him are Lauren Graham, Dave Matthews, Leslie Jones, Pierre Omidyar, Henry Ian Cusick, and Peter Thiel.
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 79
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 80
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 81
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 82
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 83
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 84
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 85
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 86
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 87
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 88
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 89
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 90
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 91
Among people born in United States, Michael Johnson ranks 3,723 out of 18,182. Before him are Eric Allin Cornell (1961), Jane Lynch (1960), Peggy Lipton (1946), John Stamos (1963), Mickey Mantle (1931), and Alexander Cartwright (1820). After him are Eve Arnold (1912), Susanne Langer (1895), Rita Wilson (1956), Jim Hall (1930), Lauren Graham (1967), and Hal Roach (1892).
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 3,717
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 3,718
1946 - 2019
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 3,719
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 3,720
1931 - 1995
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 3,721
1820 - 1892
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 3,722
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 3,723
1912 - 2012
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 3,724
1895 - 1985
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 3,725
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 3,726
1930 - 2013
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 3,727
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 3,728
1892 - 1992
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 3,729
Among athletes born in United States, Michael Johnson ranks 29. Before him are Jim Hines (1946), Lee Haney (1959), Archie Hahn (1880), John Paine (1870), Frank Jarvis (1878), and Jay Cutler (1973). After him are Edwin Moses (1955), Donald Lippincott (1893), Carlos Lopes (1947), Thomas Curtis (1873), Lee Evans (1947), and John Carlos (1945).
1946 - 2023
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 23
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 24
1880 - 1955
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 25
1870 - 1951
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 26
1878 - 1933
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 27
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 28
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 29
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 30
1893 - 1962
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 31
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 32
1873 - 1944
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 33
1947 - 2021
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 34
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 35